User:Mark Sikstrom/sandbox

Mark Sikstrom is a Canadian digital and television journalist, documentary producer and policy advisor in news and current affairs. He is currently working as a consultant in private practice.

Career
While at the University of Calgary in 1972 /73, obtained federal funding to extend the campus radio station’s distribution city-wide on cable TV channel 4, and FM 101.3. CSR (Calgary Student Radio) was the first album-oriented format station in Canada and the first to have a female disk jockey, Deborah Lamb.

He worked as a local reporter with CBC News in Calgary from 1975 to 1981 and then moved to CTV News as a network reporter in Edmonton in 1982.

Served as Parliamentary Correspondent in Ottawa from 1985 until 1990, Prairie Bureau Chief from 1991 to 1996 and White House Correspondent and Bureau Chief in Washington D.C. from 1997 to 1999.

Managed a number of roles in Toronto from 2000 – 2015, including Executive Producer of CTV.ca and CTVNews.ca, Channel Head of CTV News Channel and Executive Producer, Product and Technology Innovation.

In 2010, produced the Live Olympic Torch Cam for broadcast and web that transmitted the run in real time nationwide.

In 2014, led the creation of Bell Canada’s TV1 on-demand, documentary channel.

Also served as Editor, Journalistic Policy and Practices, CTV News from 2011 to 2015.

Awards
2016 - RTDNA Distinguished Service Award for revising the association’s Code of Ethics.

Digital
2011 – Banff Television Awards – nomination – Best Cross Platform Non Fiction – Olympic Torch Cam

2005 – Gemini Award, Most Popular Website

2005 – Best Website, RTDNA Canada

2004 – Webby Worthy Award, Best Interactive Feature – Election 2004 CTV News.ca

2001 – Gemini Award, Most Innovative Website

2001 – RTDNA Award Best News site

2001 – Online News Association Award – Creative Use of the Medium

Documentary
Bell TV 1 Commissioned

2015 - Top 25 Selection- Hot Docs Toronto – “Music Lessons”

2013 – Wheatsheaf Awards, Saskatchewan Film Festival – “ Neville in the Neighbourhood

Journalism
1996 – Amnesty International Award – Human Rights Reporting – Finalist, Investigative Journalism – Canadian Association of Journalists

1994 – Nomination, Best Reportage – Gemini Awards

1984 – National Journalism Award – Investigative Reporting

Affiliations
Chairman, Marketing and Communications Committee – Media Smarts, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting media literacy and child safety on the Internet. www.mediasmarts.ca/

Member - Ethics Committee, RTDNA

Jurist - Canadian Screen Awards, RTDNA Awards, Edward R. Murrow Awards, Canadian Journalism Foundation

Personal
Born in Calgary, Alta. B.Sc. - University of Calgary